Quixel Megascans Returns to Free on Fab With Refunds for 2025 Buyers
Quixel announced on November 6 that its entire Megascans asset library is free again on Fab, the marketplace Epic Games opened in 2024. Listings will be updated by November 12.
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Reporting from 1 source: Automaton.
Why it matters
Epic's 2024 move to charge for Megascans after the Fab launch is being reversed with refunds, and the updated terms now let the same scanned assets, plus the free Megaplants vegetation library, be used to train AI models.
Key Facts
- Quixel announced on November 6 that the full Megascans library is free on Fab.
- Fab listings for Megascans will be updated by November 12.
- Purchases of Megascans or the Quixel Bundle on or after January 1, 2025 qualify for a refund to Epic account balance by the end of 2026.
- Megascans held more than 17,000 scanned assets as of 2024.
- Updated terms of use allow Quixel Megascans and Quixel Megaplants assets to be used for AI model training.
Buyers of Megascans or the Quixel Bundle on or after January 1, 2025 get the purchase amount refunded to their Epic account balance by the end of 2026, after logging in and accepting the latest terms.
The refund window covers every purchase of Megascans or the Quixel Bundle made on or after January 1, 2025, the date the library became paid when Fab opened. Buyers need to log in with an Epic account and accept the latest terms of use to receive the money, which lands in their Epic account balance by the end of 2026.
Quixel built the library by scanning real objects and terrain, and Automaton puts its catalog at more than 17,000 photorealistic models and textures as of 2024. The assets are not tied to Unreal Engine: each one works in any engine or tool that reads its format. The terms update also covers Quixel Megaplants, the vegetation library that stayed free, and now permits use for AI model training.
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